Attempted child luring under investigation in Port Alberni, B.C.

Port Alberni, BC – On Monday August 7, 2017 at 7:09 PM, the Port Alberni RCMP received a report of an attempted child luring.

A 9 year old girl was walking along the sidewalk in the 3800 block of China Creek Rd. at 7 PM on Monday evening when she was approached by a man and was asked her name and if she wanted to go for a walk with the man on the trails in the nearby woods. The girl said no and went in to a house to tell an adult. After waiting in the area for about a minute, the man then walked away up to 16th Ave. toward Montrose St. and was not seen again.

Police conducted extensive patrols of the area streets, trails and school yards however no one matching that description was located.

The male is described as Caucasian, around 20 years old, approximately 5’9″, average build, short strawberry blond hair, clean shaven, very pale complexion and wearing a black t-shirt and shorts.

“The Port Alberni RCMP is actively investigating this incident. We take these types of calls very seriously however we don’t know what this individual’s intentions were but the RCMP would like to speak to him. We want to take this opportunity to remind parents to watch your children and to talk with them about stranger danger. In this instance, the young girl did everything right by keeping herself safe and immediately telling an adult,” said Cpl. Amelia Hayden.

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or knows who the male may be is asked to contact the Port Alberni RCMP at 250-723-2424 or call Alberni Valley Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

A charge should not be considered as evidence of guilt.
In Canada, all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. All reports are written by police media departments. Sometimes CaPR staff create report titles.